(Courtesy of David Tibbetts)
RANGELEY — The Rangeley Friends of the Arts will host a reception for “Old Barns, Moose and More – Paintings by David Tibbetts,” at the Lakeside Contemporary Art Gallery, in the lobby of the RFA Lakeside Theater, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 21,.
There will be a cash bar. The exhibit continues through Sept. 7.
Tibbetts studied Fine Arts & Graphic Design at Vesper George School of Art in Boston during the late 1950s. His work is represented in The American Museum of Fly Fishing, Rangeley Region Heritage Trust, Outdoor Sporting Heritage Museu and many collections throughout the country. His shows have included The Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors, Trout Unlimited National Convention, the Fly Fishing Association and the Guides Association Day.
His books include “Tight Lines,” a 128-page book of watercolors, and “A Journey on the End of a Fly Rod,” a 72-page book of poems and paintings, as well as two children’s books, “What Use Is A Moose?” and “A Bear With No Hair?” He also designed and crafted wooden toys and puzzles for children that were juried and selected by the Carnegie Institute for a national arts and crafts exhibition tour and represented at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
There is a hand sanitizing station and free masks for anyone who does not have one at the gallery. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Saturday. For more informatin, visit rangeleyarts.org.
